Tuberale
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Not done quite yet, I hope.
Keep us posted when you find the "Big One."
Keep us posted when you find the "Big One."
Tuberale said:Not done quite yet, I hope.
I think you misplaced a decimal point in your calculations. I'm surprised no one else mentioned it yet.Tuberale said:Welcome to TNet, Matt!
You pose an interesting question. A single freshly-minted Wheatie weighs 3.11 grams. It would take 321.543 to make a kilogram, or 2.2 pounds. It would take 45.454 times that kilogram to weigh 100 pounds. So that 100 pound cache of copper coins would have almost $16,000 face value (in pennies).
I'd bet almost any detector would ring out on that cache at 2 feet. But just to be sure, when shopping for a detector, try to take a large copper skillet with you, and see how close to the coil the detector has to be to signal.
mredmond said:Tuberale might have misplaced a decimal but the bigger mistake was assuming I'm looking for pennies In either case I appreciate his reply and all of the others here.
I am buying that Treasure Hound and while I might be over-paying, I've already promised the guy I'd buy it and he pulled his ad. I'm not going to break that promise. If I find this hoard it will be worth it. If not, I can sell the thing, perhaps at a loss that I can characterize as "rent".
I figured as much and I hope you do find what your looking for, good luck.mredmond said:Tuberale might have misplaced a decimal but the bigger mistake was assuming I'm looking for pennies In either case I appreciate his reply and all of the others here.
I am buying that Treasure Hound and while I might be over-paying, I've already promised the guy I'd buy it and he pulled his ad. I'm not going to break that promise. If I find this hoard it will be worth it. If not, I can sell the thing, perhaps at a loss that I can characterize as "rent".